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Alumni earn Grammy Award nominations

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Julia Wolfe. Photo by Peter Serling

 

Grammy Award nominations were announced on November 20, and several members of the Yale School of Music community made the list. Please join us in congratulating these outstanding musicians.

Composer Andrew Norman ’09AD received a nomination in the “Best Contemporary Classical Composition” category for his orchestral work Sustain

Conductor Craig Hella Johnson ’90MMA ’95DMA and Conspirare received a nomination in the “Best Choral Performance” category for The Hope of Loving.

Third Coast Percussion was nominated in the “Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance” category for Perpetulum. Percussionist David Skidmore ’08MM is a member of the ensemble.

Composer Caroline Shaw ’07MM was nominated in the “Best Contemporary Classical Composition” category for Orange.

Composer Harold Meltzer ’97MMA ’00DMA was nominated in the “Best Classical Compendium” category for Songs and Structure, performed by Paul Appleby and Natalia Katyukova.

Composer Julia Wolfe’s ’86MM Fire in my mouth was nominated in the “Best Contemporary Classical Composition” category.